Entry for club time trials and hillclimbs is now open here.
Entry for the Ards/North Down Inter Club League is not yet open.
(See also the original 2023 ICL rules here, but note that that the rules for 2026 have still to be finalised.)
Ards Cycling Club organises a full programme of club races for its members from April through to September. Time trials, where riders race individually against the clock, are a great introduction into the world of bike racing. When you get fitter, and more comfortable riding in a group, then you might want to try our club road races as well.
Most races take place on Tuesday evenings – the 2026 calendar is listed below. Links to the courses, and the results, are on the calendar. Various trophies are awarded annually for competition in club races. Click here for more details of these. We’ll try to keep an up-to-date list of leaders in the results pages against each race. We also award medals for riders reaching certain standard times in time trials. For a list of the standard times for each age group, click here.
This year we’re running an inter-club league with North Down Cycling Club. Events in this league are included below (marked ICL)
2026 Club Calendar
| Event | Date&Time | Location | Distance | Result |
| Event postponed to 4th August | ||||
| 10 Mile TT | 14 April, 7pm | Millisle | 10 miles | |
| Tour of Ards | 18 April, 10am | Portaferry GAA Club | 51/68 miles | |
| ICL (Ards CC) World Hour Record | 28 April, 7pm | Kirkistown | ~1 hour | |
| 10 Mile TT | 5 May, 7pm | Millisle | 10 miles | |
| 10 Mile TT | 19 May, 7pm | Saltwater Brig | 10 miles | |
| ICL (North Down) Road Race | 27 May, 7pm | Kirkistown | tbc | |
| ICL (Ards CC) Road Race | 2 June | Ballygowan | 25 miles | |
| Town Centre Races | 17 June, 7pm | Newtownards | Various | |
| ICL (North Down) Time Trial | 1 July, 7pm | Groomsport | 10km (tbc) | |
| Trailquest | TBC | TBC | 90 mins | |
| ICL (Ards CC) Road Race | 21 July, 7pm | Carrowdore | 25 miles | |
| 10 Mile TT | 28 July, 7pm – TBC | Saltwater Brig | 10 miles | |
| 5 Mile TT | 4 August, 7pm | Ballygowan Road Comber | 5 miles | Rescheduled from 7th April. |
| ICL (North Down) Road Race | 12 August 7pm | Springwell | tbc | |
| 5 Mile TT | 18 August, 7pm | Ballygowan Road Comber | 5 miles | |
| Scrabo Hill Climb | 25 August, 7pm | Scrabo Road | 1.75 miles | |
| Bradshaw’s Brae | 1 Sept., 6.30pm | Kiltonga | 1 mile | |
| Tour of Strangford Sportive | 6 Sept., 9am | Newtownards | 50/80 miles | |
| Carrowreagh Road Hill Climb | 8 Sept., 6.30pm | Carrowreagh Road | 1 mile | |
| Christmas 10 Mile TT. | 25 Dec, 10am | Portaferry Road, Newtownards | 10 miles |
For calendars and results from previous years, click here.